I once bought a Bo Diddley album at a vinyl record store that was holding a blues sale. The man gave me a discount so I guess that proves it.

I think that because his rhythms are so primitive, and his content so similar to bluesmen who were his contemporaries, because he was there before the beginning and jammed with Muddy Waters and Willie Dixon, I think I would include him here even if he did have a few hits. If Bo Diddley were the only rock'n'roller discussed at Mudcat I would agree, but he is not, not by a long shot; and his folk credentials are better than most.